<p>1) I understand that UK universities in general do not care very much about your GPA. However, IIRC, Cambridge requires students to submit full transcripts and their GPA. How relevant would they be to admissions. I also noticed that Trinity does not list GPA in their overseas qualifications, would I still submit it?</p>
<p>2) What AP exams should I take if I want to study maths? Would they include Calculus AB and BC, or would the lower on be subsumed. I was thinking along the lines of AP Calc AB, BC, Stats, Physics 1 and 2, C Mech, E&M, AP Chem, and AP CS. Would this be suitable?</p>
<p>3) Assuming I have a 2300+, a mediocre unweighted (3.6/3.7), a good weighted (4.0/4.1) and 5 on all of the above AP exams, with some math-related ECs. how would I fare in admissions?</p>
<p>4) Should I focus on contest math, or should I go to my local community college and try to take similar courses to the ones I would take in my first year?</p>
<p>5) What are some other good prestigious UK universities to study Maths?</p>
<p>For AMerican students, GPA could be more relevant than European applicants, because in EUrope the admissions officers (I am speaking of Cam) rely on exam results (A-Levels, BAC, etc.). While this puts more emphasis on ACT/SATs, I believe they would take GPA into consideration. </p>
<p>My d is American, but applied from France. They did not look at her GPA, but paid attn to her French BAC and quite intimately understood how the national education system worked. They would certainly know about the US system. Of course, the grades are only the first bar - the mix of courses and personal essays are very carefully read, where you prove interest in the field and describe practical experience in it.</p>
<p>Have you tried the Student Room? It is specifically for UK unis and is less acrimonious and less competitive than CC. </p>
<p>I have described the process of my d getting into Cam and can dig it out if you are interested. </p>
<p>I would be very surprised if GPA is considered. It’s relative to your particular high school. Cambridge are very unlikely to know much about your high school, and even less likely to spend time researching it. All they want to know is that compared to other students of maths your age, you are outstanding.</p>
<p>As well as going to the student room, I would also look up online A-level maths papers and STEP maths papers. This is what UK students have to do to gain admission, so you need to take comparative tests (eg APs) that teach roughly the same.</p>